May is National Scrapbooking Month

The Miracle Kit is a beautiful spring-themed kit and is available during the month of May.  The kit includes Cardstock, some new B&T Duos Paper, B&T Duos Die-Cuts, My Stickease Assortment, Irresistibles Chipboard Die-Cuts, Memory Protectors Flip Flaps, and Embellishments.  There is also an instructional brochure that will help you put together two 2-page layouts.

Here is what I put together with mine:

Page 1

Page 2 with Flip Flap closed

Page 2 with the Flip Flap open

Page 3

Page 4 with Flip Flaps closed

Page 4 with Flip Flaps open

I have to admit, this is the very first time that I've worked with Flip Flaps and I loved them!  It makes it easy to add additional pages to a layout that you normally would not have room for.

Back to the Miracle Kit...
Here's how you can get this beautiful kit:
- Purchase the kit for $19.95
- Place a minimum order of $40 and purchase the kit for only $10
- Place a minimum order of $60 and purchase the kit for only $5
- Sign up as a new Consultant between May 1-31 and receive a kit FREE
- Host a Home Gathering through the end of May with minimum sales of $300 and receive a kit FREE!

Contact me if you'd like to purchase one of these amazing kits!

At the beginning of the year, I posted that I had a goal of 120 layouts for this year.  I haven't been keeping up with my layouts like I should, these four pages make layouts 7-10.  Yikes - I better get moving!  :)

Have a great weekend!
Wendy

Summer Idea Book New Product Blog Hop

Welcome to our Close to My Heart New Product Blog Hop! Over 40 Fabulous Close to my Heart Consultants are celebrating the upcoming release of the Summer 2010 Idea Book by giving you a Sneak Peak of some of the great products available in the new Idea Book starting May 1st!

If you have come here from Teri's blog, you are on the right path!  You can also find a complete list of Blog Hop participants at http://www.tazzygirl2000.blogspot.com/

This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

I absolutely love this new box!  It can be used for a variety of things but I chose to make it into a recipe box.  To begin, I sponged Chocolate ink all over the inside and outside of the box.  When that was complete, I covered it with the new Cherry-O paper.  I added some ribbon and matching Cherry-O stickers for bling.  The box title is made by using our new Stardust Glitz Glitter Glue.  As if all of that wasn't enough bling, I used Liquid Glass and the Stardust Glitter Glue on some of the cherries.  The dividers are covered with some of the left over paper.  The titles on the dividers and the recipe cards are done with the Recipe Box stamp set.  I had so much fun with this box that I made two of them!

My Creations Recipe/Photo Box - X1322
Ink Colors: Chocolate
Paper: Cherry-O Level 2 - X7123B
My Acrylix Stamp Set: Recipe Box - D1361
Embellishments: Cocoa Ribbon - Z1316, Cherry-O Opaque Stickers - Z1319, Stardust Glitter Glue - Z1313, Liquid Glass - Z679

Now "Hop" on over to Lauri's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and see the great new Paper Packs and My Acrylix Stamp Sets!

Remember, the Summer 2010 Idea Book goes LIVE on May 1st - visit my website to check out all the new items.  Contact me if you'd like to place an order or see about getting your copy of the Summer Idea Book.

Happy Hopping!
Wendy

Heart 2 Heart Challenges - Week 1

There's a new weekly blog for challenges.  A group of Close To My Heart consultants got together to form a design team and will be posting a weekly challenge with the main focus being on Close To My Heart products.  Anyone can join!

This week's challenge is a color challenge.  Here are the colors to work with:

I used my Cricut to cut the box out of Chocolate cardstock.  The stamp set I used came  from the Tickled Pink set that we had last year.  The large flower is stamped in Sunflower.  The second flower is second generation Sunflower.  The middle of the flower is Chocolate.  The flower petals are Sweet Leaf.  Here's my creation:

I thought this might be a nice Mother's Day gift for one of the ladies in my office.  Of course, the box will contain Chocolate (the edible kind)!

Be sure to check out the Heart 2 Heart blog to see what designs the team has come up with.  There are links on that page to see what others have made.  Now, break out your supplies and come up with something great of your own!

Have a great day,
Wendy

A to Z Baby Album

This is an A to Z baby album I made for a friends baby shower.  All she has to do is insert photos and/or journaling.  I went through all of the CTMH pattern books and used some layouts from all three books.

Baby Shower Invitations

Almost 70 of these were made/sent out. The white background behind the blue/green squares was randomly stamped with alphabet stamps in different colors. The ABC's on the squares were cut with the Cricut. All white edges were inked. The inside was printed on the computer, cut to size and attached to the card base.

Christmas Cards

We're 10 days into the month of December and I'm just now getting around to working on my Christmas cards! If I was smart, I'd just go to the nearest store, grab a box off of the shelf and drop them in the mail (after signing and addressing them, of course!). I'm not that smart! I finally decided on this design early this morning before I headed off to work.

I used the snow flake stamps from the Holiday Trinkets stamp set to randomly stamp a sheet of White Daisy cardstock. After stamping, I sprayed the sheet of cardstock with my homemade version of Glimmer Mists (you can't see the shine in the picture but it really sparkles!). I used Juniper cardstock and Juniper ink to ink the edges of the White Daisy cardstock. The snow flakes have been cut with my Cricut and are held together with a Juniper brad - these have also been sprayed with the shiny mist. The saying is from the Delightful Things stamp set.

My box of new goodies is due to arrive tomorrow but I'm not allowing myself to enjoy the new stuff until my Christmas cards are complete. I guess I know how I'm spending my Saturday!

Have a great weekend!

Wendy

January Workshop - Jingle Mini Album

Join me for the January Workshop where we will be creating the Jingle Mini Album. I used the My Creations All-Sorts Mini Album along with a Level 2 Jingle Paper Pack. (I even had left over paper for other things!)

Email me at wfording@aol.com for more information

Memorable Gift Idea - Photo Cube

For a quick and easy gift, try the Close To My Heart My Creations Cube. For this cube I used 1/4 of a Level 2 Sweet Home Paper Pack and the My Creations Cube. I added a calendar to one side of mine along with pictures of my family. Inside I've added chocolate! It'll look great sitting on my desk at work.

Email me if you are interested in supplies and directions. If you place an order with me for supplies and are interested in the calendars, I'll throw those in for free!